I'm surprised by the price. I was expecting it to be around $1,200. I don't expect this lens to be quite as good as an f/1.8 or f/1.4 prime. However, it is really competing against the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and Canon 17-55 f/2.8. As such the extra aperture it offers makes it very attractive.

AdamJ

This seems to be a nice lens but it's big and heavy, and isn't quite wide enough, in my view. I'm sure many crop users are still wishing for a fast, wide, lightweight APS-C prime - perhaps a 15mm f/1.4 or f/1.8.

This seems to be a nice lens but it's big and heavy, and isn't quite wide enough, in my view. I'm sure many crop users are still wishing for a fast, wide, lightweight APS-C prime - perhaps a 15mm f/1.4 or f/1.8.